In 2001 a group of citizens in Sandusky, Ohio tried to change the city government to a mayor/ward system. This site tells about that election. The site remains for others to use for research or to learn what can happen in their own fight for change.

Sanduskians for Mayor/Ward Boy and the Boot2001

"A mayor form and ward system basically provides more direct participation from the citizens. The government becomes more proactive, more goal-oriented, because there's basically a voter referendum every four years on the city's leadership." - Kevin Zeiher

"The ward system identifies a person with a particular area of town, and he'll be more responsible to those people in that area."  - Dannie Edmon

Ohio Mayors 2001

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Ohio Mayors 2001
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No competitive bids???
Good Government
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This list is not complete. It only lists the cities I found by searching the web. Some cities have elected mayors, some have elected mayors and hire a city manager, some elect a council which elects the "mayor" from its members - there is no city manager, and some elect a council and the council elects the "mayor" from its members and they hire a city manager.  Some mayors hire a manager or administrator. It gets a bit confusing....- BFG

  Mayor Both City Manager
Akron - Official Web Site - nice website Elected mayor    
Alliance - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Amherst - Guide - GoAmherst.com - adequate site Elected mayor    
Anna - Official Web Site - site was down ?    
Archbold - Chamber of Commerce - very positive site about the community, easy to navigate Elected mayor    
Ashland - Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce - site was down ?    
Athens - Official Web Site - easy to navigate, plenty of positive information - could improve the appearance of the home page, but quite good Elected mayor    
Aurora - Official Web Site - terrific web site Elected mayor    
Avon - Official Web Site - nice web site Elected mayor    
Avon Lake - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Baltimore - Official Web Site - nice site  Elected mayor    
Beachwood - Official Web Site - very nice site - easy to navigate Elected mayor    
Beavercreek - Official Web Site - nice, easy to navigate     Council-manager
Bedford - Official Web Site - site was down ?    
Bedford Heights - Official Web Site - link is commercial site all junk!! ?    
Bellevue - Official Web Site - very nice positive site, easy to navigate Elected mayor    
Belpre - Guide - Belpre.Net Elected mayor    
Bentleyville - Official Web Site - very nice site  Elected mayor    
Berea - Official Web Site - very nice site - well designed Elected mayor    
Berlin Heights - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Bexley - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Blanchester - Guide - Blanchester.com - site down ?    
Blue Ash - Official Web Site - very nice but slow     Council-manager
Bowling Green - Convention & Visitors Bureau ?    
Breaksville- Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Broadview Heights - Chamber of Commerce Elected mayor    
Brook Park - Official Web Site - very nice site - well designed Elected mayor    
Brookville - Guide - www.45309.com ?    
Brunswick - Official Web Site     council-manager
Bryan - Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce ?    
Bucyrus - Bucyrus Area Chamber of Commerce ?    
Canal Winchester - Canal Winchester Area Chamber of Commerce ?    
Canton - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Carlisle - Official Web Site - nice site     council-manager?
Carrollton - Carroll Chamber of Commerce ?    
Celina - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Centerville - Official Web Site - nice site - don't like the music... Elected mayor    
Chagrin Falls - Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce ?    
Cheviot - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Chillicothe - Official Web Site - OK site, could stand some improvement Elected mayor    
Cincinnati - Official Web Site Changing to elected mayor  

City manager

Clayton - Official Web Site - OK site mayor   none listed, assume mayor is elected
Cleveland - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Cleveland Heights - Official Web Site - very nice site     Council-manager
Clyde - Official Web Site     Council-manager
Cold Water - Official Web Site - site was down     manager
Columbus - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Cuyahoga Falls - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Dayton - Official Web Site - very nice site     City manager
Defiance - Official Web Site ?    
Delaware - Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce     Council-manager
Delphos - Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce ?    
Dover - Guide - DoverOhio.com ?    
Dublin - Official Web Site - OK site     Council-manager
East Liverpool - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
East Palestine - Official Web Site - OK - don't like the music!     City manager
Eastlake - Official Web Site - seem like an ad for web provider- slow Elected mayor    
Elyria - Official Web Site - attractive web site Elected mayor    
Englewood - Official Web Site - adequate site Elected mayor    
Euclid - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Fairborn - Official Web Site - OK site     Council-manager
Fairfax - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Fairfield - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Findlay - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Forest Park - Official Web Site - OK site     City manager
Fostoria - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Franklin - Official Web Site - attractive site     Council-manager
Fredericktown - Community Development Foundation Elected mayor    
Gahanna - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Galion - Official Web Site - beautiful site but WAY too SLOW!     manager/council
Gallipolis - Official Web Site     city manager
Garfield Heights - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Genoa - Official Web Site   Elected mayor hires manager  
Germantown - Official Web Site Elected mayor    
Girard - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Grandview Heights - Official Web Site - adequate site Elected mayor    
Granville - Official Web Site - very attractive site - a bit slow     Council-manager
Green - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Greenfield - Official Web Site - nice site, loads quickly Elected mayor    
Greenhills - Official Web Site - nice site     manager
Grove City - Official Web Site - nice site, a bit slow   strong  Mayor  -Council-Administrative Assistant  
Groveport - Official Web Site - OK   both?  
Hamilton - Official Web Site     manager
Harrison - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Heath - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Hicksville - Official Web Site - site too busy ?    
Holland - Official Web Site - site down      
Hubbard - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Huber Heights - Official Web Site - nice site - a bit slow   both  
Hudson - Official Web Site - nice site   Both  
Huron - Guide - HuronOhio.net      
Jefferson - Official Web Site   both?  
Kelleys Island - Guide - Kelleys Island ?    
Kent - Official Web Site - ok site     council-manager
Kettering - Official Web Site - very nice site     council-manager
Lakewood - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Lancaster - Official Web Site - OK site  Elected mayor    
Lebanon - Official Web Site - attractive site     city manager
Lima - Official Web Site - needs work - script writing unattractive Elected mayor    
Lockland - Official Web Site - attractive site Elected mayor    
London - Official Web Site - nice, easy to navigate Elected mayor    
Lorain - nice - look at org. chart - bit slow Elected mayor    
Lordstown - Official Web Site - ok site Elected mayor    
Louisville - Official Web Site - ok site     council-manager
Loveland - Official Web Site - ok site     manager
Macedonia - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Madeira - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Madison - Official Web Site - nice site   Both?  
Malta - Official Web Site - site down      
Mansfield - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Maple Heights - Official Web Site - very nice Elected mayor    
Mariemont - Official Web Site - OK site mayor    
Marion - Official Web Site - not city site ?    
Mason - Official Web Site - nice,way too slow     council manager
Massillon - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Maumee - Official Web Site - Very nice site Elected mayor    
Mayfield Heights - Official Web Site - adequate Elected mayor    
Medina - Official Web Site - OK - too slow Elected mayor    
Miamisburg - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Middletown - Official Web Site - very nice site   Council elects mayor  
Milan - Guide - MilanOhio.com -  ?    
Minster - Official Web Site - nice, a bit slow, German music plays   both  
Monroe - Official Web Site - site down      
Montgomery - Official Web Site - nice site   both?  
Montpelier - Guide - Montpelier Web - site down      
Moraine - Official Web Site - nice site   council elects mayor  
Mount Gilead - Official Web Site   both?  
Munroe Falls - Official Web Site - very nice site - attractive Elected mayor    
New Bremen - Official Web Site - very nice site - attractive   both  
New Lebanon - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
New London - Official Web Site - nice  Elected mayor    
Newark - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
North Olmsted - Official Web Site - OK Elected mayor    
North Ridgeville - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Norwalk - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Norwood - Official Web Site - very nice site Elected mayor    
Oak Harbor - Official Web Site   both  
Oakwood - Official Web Site - nice site     council-manager
Obetz - Official Web Site - beautiful - a bit slow Elected mayor    
Olmsted Falls - Official Web Site - very nice  Elected mayor    
Orange - Official Web Site - very nice Elected mayor    
Oregon - Official Web Site - very nice but TOO slow Elected mayor    
Orrville - Official Web Site - very nice Elected mayor    
Orwell - Official Web Site - very nice Elected mayor    
Ottawa Hills - Official Web Site - OK     manager
Oxford - Official Web Site - site had problems     manager
Painesville - Official Web Site - very nice     manager
Parma - Parma Area Chamber of Commerce Elected mayor    
Parma Heights - Parma Area Chamber of Commerce Elected mayor    
Perry - Madison-Perry Area Chamber of Commerce - too slow      
Pickerington - Official Web Site - too slow Elected mayor    
Piqua - Official Web Site - OK     manager
Port Clinton - Official Web Site - slow Mayor?    
Portsmouth - Official Web Site -site down      
Put-in-Bay - Mayor's Page - nice Elected mayor    
Ravenna - Official Web Site - OK Elected mayor    
Reading - Official Web Site - adequate Elected mayor    
Reminderville - Official Web Site - navigation didn't load ?    
Reynoldsburg - Official Web Site - very nice Elected mayor    
Ripley - Guide - RipleyOhio.com ?    
Rittman - Official Web Site - nice   Mayor / City Council / City Manager  
Riverside - Official Web Site - OK     manager
Rocky River - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Rossford - Official Web Site - adequate   both?  
Sabina - Guide - sabina-ohio.com      
St. Clairsville - Official Web Site - OK Elected mayor    
Salem - Official Web Site - OK Elected mayor    
Sandusky - Official Web Site     manager
Seven Hills - Parma Area Chamber of Commerce Elected mayor    
Shaker Heights - Official Web Site - OK Elected mayor    
Sharonville - Official Web Site - needs work Elected mayor    
Sidney - Official Web Site - nice     manager
Solon - Official Web Site - very nice Elected mayor    
South Euclid - Official Web Site - nice Elected mayor    
Spring Valley - Official Web Site - site down      
Springboro - Official Web Site - nice Elected mayor    
Springdale - Official Web Site - easy to navigate - nice   both  
Springfield - Official Web Site - nice site     manager
Steubenville - Convention & Visitors Bureau & Main Street Program, Inc. ?    
Stow - Official Web Site - slow Elected mayor    
Swanton - Official Web Site - OK   both  
Sylvania - Official Web Site - neat site Elected mayor    
Tallmadge - Official Web Site - OK Elected mayor?    
Tiffin - Guide - TiffinOhio.com   both  
Tipp City - Official Web Site - nice     manager
Toledo - Official Web Site - OK, busy looking Elected mayor    
Trenton - Official Web Site - in process Elected mayor    
Trotwood - Official Web Site - nice site     council-manager
Troy - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Twinsburg - Official Web Site - OK site Elected mayor    
Union - Official Web Site - nice Elected mayor    
Uniontown - Guide - LakeToday.cc ?    
Upper Arlington - Official Web Site - nice     manager
Urbana - Urbana-Champaign County Chamber of Commerce ?    
Valley City - Chamber of Commerce ?    
Van Wert - Guide - vanwert.com ?    
Vandalia - Official Web Site     manager
Wadsworth - Official Web Site - pretty elected mayor    
Wapakoneta - Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce ?    
Warren - Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber ?    
Waterville - Official Web Site - nice     manager
Wauseon - Chamber of Commerce      
Waynesville - Official Web Site - OK Elected mayor    
Wellston - Official Web Site - nice Elected mayor    
West Carrollton - Official Web Site   both?  
Westerville - Official Web Site - nice     manager
Westlake - Official Web Site - very nice Elected mayor    
Whitehouse - Official Web Site   both  
Wickliffe - Official Web Site - mayor's voice says "hello" - nice site Elected mayor    
Willoughby - Official Web Site - very nice Elected mayor    
Wilmington - Official Web Site - nice site Elected mayor    
Woodlawn - Official Web Site   both  
Wooster - Official Web Site - too slow ?    
Worthington - Official Web Site     manager
Wyoming - Official Web Site - very nice     manager
Xenia - Official Web Site - way too slow     manager
Youngstown - Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber ?    
Zaleski - Official Web Site Elected mayor    
Zanesville - Zanesville-Muskingum Convention & Visitors Bureau ?    
 

I count 112 elected mayors running things, 43 managers, and 20 with both. More than 2 1/2 times mayors than managers.

If you want the website for any city in the United States, go to: http://www.wowworks.com/wowcity/oh.htm  

barbfeick.com - Index of all my sites. 

Sandusky, Ohio - pictures from around the Sandusky area: Northcoast Thunder Rally, downtown Sandusky, Mulberry Creek Herb Fair. 4th of July celebration (I lived in Sandusky until January 2, 2007)

Sandusky links:

Cedar Fair
Erie County Auditor
RITA - taxes
Sandusky Register

 

"Where there is a strong mayor, there is a well-run city, which attracts residents and visitors," Ingraham said.

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